1. Regulations
  2. title 46
  3. chapter I
  4. part 31
  5. subpart 31.15
  6. § 31.15-5

Collapse to view only § 31.15-5 - Tank barges—B/ALL.

§ 31.15-1 - Officers and crews—TB/ALL.

The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI), that inspects the vessel enters on the Certificate of Inspection (COI) for each tank vessel the complement of officers and crew that are required by statute and regulation and that in the judgment of the OCMI are necessary for its safe operation. The OCMI may change the complement from time to time by endorsement to the COI for changes in conditions of employment.

[CGD 79-116, 60 FR 17155, Apr. 4, 1995]

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3205, 3306, 3307, 3703, 70034; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2. Section 31.10-21 is also issued under the authority of sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515.

SOURCE: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 31.15-1

§ 31.15-5 - Tank barges—B/ALL.

Tank barges subject to the provisions of this subchapter need not be manned unless, in the judgment of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, such manning is necessary for the protection of life and property and for the safe operation of the vessel.

[CGD 81-059, 54 FR 151, Jan. 4, 1989]

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3205, 3306, 3307, 3703, 70034; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2. Section 31.10-21 is also issued under the authority of sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515.

SOURCE: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 31.15-5

§ 31.15-10 - Towing vessels may carry persons in addition to crew—B/LBR.

(a) Towing vessels engaged in towing tank barges on the Great Lakes, inland waters, or rivers, may be authorized by the Coast Guard District Commander of the district to carry on board such number of persons in addition to its crew as shall be deemed necessary to carry on the legitimate business of such towing vessel or barge, not exceeding, however, one person to every net ton of the towing vessel.

(b) A Coast Guard District Commander granting a license to a vessel engaged in towing to carry persons in addition to its crew shall notify the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in whose jurisdiction the vessel receiving the permit is engaged, and the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, shall keep a record of the same.

AUTHORITY: 46 U.S.C. 2103, 3205, 3306, 3307, 3703, 70034; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; 49 U.S.C. 5103, 5106; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2. Section 31.10-21 is also issued under the authority of sec. 4109, Pub. L. 101-380, 104 Stat. 515.

SOURCE: CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16662, Dec. 30, 1965, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 46 CFR 31.15-10